And, in the minutes from the Arsenal supporters’ forum that were published yesterday, Gazidis insisted the club were pleased with their dealings.

In the Gazidis overview it said:

After all the summer activity he felt we had done well, signing Granit Xhaka and Rob Holding early on, signing our first choice centre back target Shkodran Mustafi and also adding Lucas Perez. The latter had been on our radar for some time and we are pleased to have made a strong addition. He also pointed to the signings of Kelechi Nwakali and Takuma Asano as good acquisitions for the future.

Importantly, we have again not made any major player sales and that means the squad is much deeper. It is also younger through the addition of players which means the overall balance of the squad is better.

Chelsea block

Chelsea reportedly blocked a late bid from Paris Saint-Germain for star striker Diego Costa this summer.

French sport magazine France Football claim PSG were keen on Costa and hoped to complete a deadline-day switch for the Spain international.

But Blues manager Antonio Conte supposedly pulled the plug on the deal.

Conte has so far been rewarded for his faith in Costa with the striker scoring five goals already this season.

Chelsea bought Michy Batshuayi from Marseille earlier this summer but he is not seen as a direct replacement for the 27-year-old.